The Discovery Problem Nobody's Discussing: Why Your AI Policy Gap Is a Legal Timebomb

Enterprise AI tools like Copilot and Gemini are quietly becoming new systems of record, but most organizations still treat them like harmless productivity aids. Employees paste sensitive data into AI chats every day, unaware those interactions may live on in vendor logs and later surface in litigation. At the same time, shadow AI tools sit completely outside corporate control, creating evidence you cannot see or collect. This article explains why that gap is a legal timebomb for the C‑suite—and lays out practical steps to align legal, IT, and the workforce before a discovery request exposes the problem.